| 11. | Try to see the problem in proportion -- it could be far worse . |
| 看问题要恰如其分-事情有可能糟得多。
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| 12. | The work you did today is quite a contrast to (eg noticeably better/ worse than) what you did last week. |
| 你今天干的活儿跟你上周干的判然不同(如明显地要好[不如])。
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| 13. | There are worse calamities than failing your driving test. |
| 比起你驾驶考试不合格来说,更大的灾难还多着呢。
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| 14. | He consoled himself with the thought that it might have been worse . |
| 他聊以自慰的是幸亏事情没有更糟。
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| 15. | Having to watch their home movies all evening was a fate worse than death! |
| 整个晚上无可奈何地看他们的家庭电影真受罪！
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| 16. | I've never had a worse morning than today. |
| 我哪一天早上也不像今天早上这样倒霉。
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| 17. | Things are going from bad to worse . |
| 事态越来越糟了。
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| 18. | Food shortages will probably get worse towards the end of the century. |
| 食物短缺的情况到本世纪末可能更加严重。
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| 19. | Business has taken a turn for the better/ worse . |
| 生意转好[坏]了。
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| 20. | The children were none the worse for their adventure. |
| 孩子们经历这一惊险事倒没受到伤害。
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